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1954 World Cup — hosted by Switzerland
June 16, 1954 → July 4, 1954
The 1954 World Cup in brief
The 1954 World Cup was played in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4, 1954. 16 teams contested 26 matches and scored 140 goals: 5.38 per game, the highest of all 23 editions (all-time average: 2.84).
West Germany won the title, beating Hungary 3-2 in the final at Wankdorf Stadium, Bern.
On the way West Germany played 6 matches: 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat, scoring 25 and conceding 14.
Austria finished third and Uruguay fourth.
Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) was the top scorer with 11 goals.
Overview
- Host
- Switzerland
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 26
- Total goals
- 140
- Format
- Group stage + single-elimination from Quarter-finals
SwitzerlandFinal ranking
- ChampionWest Germany
- Runner-upHungary
- Third placeAustria
- Fourth placeUruguay
The final
- Score
- 3-2
- Venue
- Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
- Attendance
- 62,500
West Germany's road to the title
Individual awards
- Top scorer
- Sándor Kocsis (11 goals)
Records and numbers
- Goals per game
- 5.38 · 1 of 23 editions
- Biggest win
- Hungary9–0South KoreaJun 17
- Highest-scoring match
- Switzerland5–7AustriaJun 26
- Draws
- 2
- Penalty goals
- 7
- Own goals
- 4
- Earliest goal
- Suat Mamat (Türkiye), minute 2, vs West Germany
- Hat-tricks
- Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) — 3 goals vs South Korea, Jun 17
- Erich Probst (Austria) — 3 goals vs Czechoslovakia, Jun 19
- Carlos Borges (Uruguay) — 3 goals vs Scotland, Jun 19
- Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) — 4 goals vs West Germany, Jun 20
- Burhan Sargın (Türkiye) — 3 goals vs South Korea, Jun 20
- Max Morlock (West Germany) — 3 goals vs Türkiye, Jun 23
- Josef Hügi (Switzerland) — 3 goals vs Austria, Jun 26
- Theodor Wagner (Austria) — 3 goals vs Switzerland, Jun 26
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | Pen. |
|---|---|---|
| Sándor KocsisHungary | 11 | — |
| Erich ProbstAustria | 6 | — |
| Josef HügiSwitzerland | 6 | — |
| Max MorlockWest Germany | 6 | — |
| Carlos BorgesUruguay | 4 | — |
| Ferenc PuskásHungary | 4 | — |
| Hans SchäferWest Germany | 4 | — |
| Helmut RahnWest Germany | 4 | — |
| Nándor HidegkutiHungary | 4 | — |
| Ottmar WalterWest Germany | 4 | — |
All 60 goalscorers
| Player | Goals | Pen. |
|---|---|---|
| Robert BallamanSwitzerland | 4 | — |
| Burhan SargınTürkiye | 3 | — |
| Juan HohbergUruguay | 3 | — |
| Léopold AnoulBelgium | 3 | — |
| Nat LofthouseEngland | 3 | — |
| Óscar MíguezUruguay | 3 | — |
| Suat MamatTürkiye | 3 | — |
| Theodor WagnerAustria | 3 | — |
| Zoltán CziborHungary | 3 | — |
| Ernst StojaspalAustria | 3 | 1 |
| Fritz WalterWest Germany | 3 | 2 |
| Alfred KörnerAustria | 2 | — |
| DidiBrazil | 2 | — |
| Ernst OcwirkAustria | 2 | — |
| Ivor BroadisEngland | 2 | — |
| Juan Alberto SchiaffinoUruguay | 2 | — |
| Julio AbbadieUruguay | 2 | — |
| Lefter KüçükandonyadisTürkiye | 2 | — |
| Péter PalotásHungary | 2 | — |
| PingaBrazil | 2 | — |
| Mihály LantosHungary | 2 | 1 |
| Alfred PfaffWest Germany | 1 | — |
| Amleto FrignaniItaly | 1 | — |
| BaltazarBrazil | 1 | — |
| Benito LorenziItaly | 1 | — |
| Bernhard KlodtWest Germany | 1 | — |
| Branko ZebecYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| Carlo GalliItaly | 1 | — |
| Dennis WilshawEngland | 1 | — |
| Erol KeskinTürkiye | 1 | — |
| Fulvio NestiItaly | 1 | — |
| Giampiero BonipertiItaly | 1 | — |
| Henri CoppensBelgium | 1 | — |
| Jacques FattonSwitzerland | 1 | — |
| Javier AmbroisUruguay | 1 | — |
| Jean VincentFrance | 1 | — |
| Jimmy MullenEngland | 1 | — |
| José Luis LamadridMexico | 1 | — |
| József TóthHungary | 1 | — |
| JulinhoBrazil | 1 | — |
| Júlio BotelhoBrazil | 1 | — |
| Miloš MilutinovićYugoslavia | 1 | — |
| Mustafa ErtanTürkiye | 1 | — |
| Obdulio VarelaUruguay | 1 | — |
| Richard HerrmannWest Germany | 1 | — |
| Tom FinneyEngland | 1 | — |
| Tomás BalcázarMexico | 1 | — |
| Djalma SantosBrazil | 1 | 1 |
| Egisto PandolfiniItaly | 1 | 1 |
| Raymond KopaFrance | 1 | 1 |
Own goals are not credited to a player. Tallies follow the open dataset; official counts can differ where a goal's attribution is disputed.
Team by team
Every team's record at this World Cup: the final four first, then by matches played. A summary of results, not a group table.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 |
| Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 |
| Austria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Türkiye | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
All results
June 16, 1954
Erich Probst 33' · Zürich
Baltazar 23', Didi 30', Pinga 34', Pinga 43', Julinho 69' · Geneva
Óscar Míguez 71', Juan Alberto Schiaffino 84' · Bern
Miloš Milutinović 15' · Lausanne
June 17, 1954
Léopold Anoul 5', Ivor Broadis 26', Nat Lofthouse 36', Ivor Broadis 63', Henri Coppens 67', Léopold Anoul 71', Nat Lofthouse 91', Jimmy Dickinson 94' (OG) · Basel
Suat Mamat 2', Hans Schäfer 14', Bernhard Klodt 52', Ottmar Walter 60', Max Morlock 84' · Bern
Ferenc Puskás 12', Mihály Lantos 18', Sándor Kocsis 24', Sándor Kocsis 36', Sándor Kocsis 50', Zoltán Czibor 59', Péter Palotás 75', Péter Palotás 83', Ferenc Puskás 89' · Zürich
Robert Ballaman 18', Giampiero Boniperti 44', Josef Hügi 78' · Lausanne
June 19, 1954
Ernst Stojaspal 3', Erich Probst 4', Erich Probst 21', Erich Probst 24', Ernst Stojaspal 65' · Zürich
Branko Zebec 48', Didi 69' · Lausanne
Jean Vincent 19', Raúl Cárdenas 46' (OG), José Luis Lamadrid 54', Tomás Balcázar 85', Raymond Kopa 88' (P) · Geneva
Carlos Borges 17', Óscar Míguez 30', Carlos Borges 47', Julio Abbadie 54', Carlos Borges 57', Óscar Míguez 83', Julio Abbadie 85' · Basel
June 20, 1954
Egisto Pandolfini 41' (P), Carlo Galli 48', Amleto Frignani 58', Benito Lorenzi 78', Léopold Anoul 81' · Lugano
Sándor Kocsis 3', Ferenc Puskás 17', Sándor Kocsis 21', Alfred Pfaff 25', Nándor Hidegkuti 52', Nándor Hidegkuti 54', Sándor Kocsis 69', József Tóth 75', Helmut Rahn 77', Sándor Kocsis 78', Richard Herrmann 84' · Basel
Suat Mamat 10', Lefter Küçükandonyadis 24', Suat Mamat 30', Burhan Sargın 37', Burhan Sargın 64', Burhan Sargın 70', Erol Keskin 76' · Geneva
Jimmy Mullen 43', Dennis Wilshaw 69' · Bern
June 23, 1954
Ottmar Walter 7', Hans Schäfer 12', Mustafa Ertan 21', Max Morlock 30', Max Morlock 60', Fritz Walter 62', Max Morlock 77', Hans Schäfer 79', Lefter Küçükandonyadis 82' · Zürich
Josef Hügi 14', Robert Ballaman 48', Fulvio Nesti 67', Josef Hügi 85', Jacques Fatton 90' · Basel
June 26, 1954
Carlos Borges 5', Nat Lofthouse 16', Obdulio Varela 39', Juan Alberto Schiaffino 46', Tom Finney 67', Javier Ambrois 78' · Basel
Robert Ballaman 16', Josef Hügi 17', Josef Hügi 19', Theodor Wagner 25', Alfred Körner 26', Theodor Wagner 27', Ernst Ocwirk 32', Alfred Körner 34', Robert Ballaman 39', Theodor Wagner 53', Josef Hügi 60', Erich Probst 76' · Lausanne
June 27, 1954
Nándor Hidegkuti 4', Sándor Kocsis 7', Djalma Santos 18' (P), Mihály Lantos 60' (P), Júlio Botelho 65', Sándor Kocsis 88' · Bern
Ivica Horvat 9' (OG), Helmut Rahn 85' · Geneva
June 30, 1954
Hans Schäfer 31', Max Morlock 47', Erich Probst 51', Fritz Walter 54' (P), Ottmar Walter 61', Fritz Walter 64' (P), Ottmar Walter 89' · Basel
Zoltán Czibor 13', Nándor Hidegkuti 46', Juan Hohberg 75', Juan Hohberg 86', Sándor Kocsis 111', Sándor Kocsis 116' · Lausanne
July 3, 1954
Ernst Stojaspal 16' (P), Juan Hohberg 22', Luis Cruz 59' (OG), Ernst Ocwirk 89' · Zürich
July 4, 1954
Ferenc Puskás 6', Zoltán Czibor 8', Max Morlock 10', Helmut Rahn 18', Helmut Rahn 84' · Bern
Results, scorers and shoot-outs: martj42/international_results (open dataset, MIT licence). Scores include extra time.
Notes
The Miracle of Bern. Highest goals-per-match ratio of any WC (5.38).